Travel Savings with Group Travel


Buying in bulk is always cheaper, and you can make great savings if you travel in a group. Here’s how to make your numbers count:

1Bulk beds

If the idea of staying in a hostel fazes you, consider if it would be different if all the people in your dorm were your friends. Hostels often have 4 or 6 bed dorms that can be booked by a group – no worries about security or safety if everyone in your room is a bosom buddy.

3Rental cars are cheap if they’re full

While travelling on trains or buses is cheaper than a single person renting a car, renting a car can become cheap if you add up four train fares. With four drivers and petrol split amongst the group, you can save a bundle.

5Hire a guide

Guided tours can be pre-packaged and generic, but with a large enough group you can hire your own guide and tailor the tour to your own needs. In destinations such as Asia and Africa, it’s often the only way to see major sights – making sure that everyone on your tour is a friend can make your day a lot more enjoyable.

2Step up to an apartment

If you’re travelling in a group, particularly if there are couples involved, a more comfortable type of accommodation might be an apartment. Many will sleep 6 easily and have fully equipped kitchens, cutting down on cooking expenses.

4Buy your food at supermarkets

family-sized packet of cereal is inconvenient for one person, but can be economical if you’re splitting it amongst friends. If you eat all of it in one sitting, no one has to carry the left-overs. If you’re staying in an apartment you can do a full shop and save on all meals.


Step one How long will you go?

Step two Where are you travelling to?

  • Covers all international travel
  • Covers all international travel, except to USA, Canada and Japan
  • New Zealand, Bali, Fiji and other Pacific islands

Not sure which region to choose?

Step three What type of cover?

  • Covers you and your dependent children or grandchildren under the age of 21 at the date of policy issue who are travelling with you.
  • Covers you and your travel partner named in the Certificate of Insurance and your dependent children or grandchildren under the age of 21 at the date of policy issue who are travelling with you.
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Which region will you spend the most of your trip?

If you are spending most of your time in USA, Canada or Japan, then you need to select "Worldwide including"

For Europe, UK or anywhere else except Pacific, select "Worldwide excluding".

If you are travelling to New Zealand, Fiji or Bali then you need to select 'Pacific'. You can also select 'Pacific' if you are spending most of your time in any of these countries below:

  • American Samoa
  • Cocos Island
  • Cook Islands
  • Guam
  • Indonesia
  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
  • Northern Marianas Islands
  • Nauru
  • New Caledonia
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tahiti
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu Wallis
  • Futuna